Raspail (Paris Métro)

Raspail
Paris Métro station
Line 4 platforms at Raspail
Location	233, boul. Raspail 234, boul. Raspail 14th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′21″N 2°19′50″E / 48.839194°N 2.330606°E / 48.839194; 2.330606Coordinates: 48°50′21″N 2°19′50″E / 48.839194°N 2.330606°E / 48.839194; 2.330606
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	24 April 1906 (1906-04-24)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Denfert - Rochereau toward Mairie de Montrouge Vavin toward Porte de Clignancourt Edgar Quinet toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Denfert - Rochereau toward Nation
Location
Raspail Location within Paris

Raspail is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 4 and Line 6 in the 14th arrondissement. The station is currently undergoing renovation works. The station is named after the Boulevard Raspail, named after 19th-century scientist and statesman François-Vincent Raspail.

The station opened on 24 April 1906 with the opening of the extension of line 2 Sud from Passy to Place d'Italie. On 14 October 1907, line 2 Sud became part of line 5. On 12 October 1942, the section of line 5 between Étoile and Place d'Italie, including Raspail was transferred from line 5 to line 6 in order to separate the underground and elevated sections of the metro (because the latter were more vulnerable to air attack during World War II). The line 4 platforms were opened on 30 October 1909 when the southern section of line 4 was opened between Raspail and Porte d'Orléans; this was temporarily separated from the section of line 4 opened on 21 April 1908 between Châtelet and Porte de Clignancourt. On 9 January 1910, the connecting section opened under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail, completing line 4.

Nearby are the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain (contemporary art museum), the École Spéciale d'Architecture (architecture school) and the Montparnasse Cemetery.